Priscilla Levy

Jan 14, 2019 | 5:00 AM

Priscilla Levy, nee Goodman, 89, a longtime resident of Manchester and most recently of Newtown, passed away on January 13, 2019 in Newtown after a short illness. She was the beloved wife for 61 years of Joel Levy who pre deceased Priscilla in 2014. Priscilla was born in New York, NY to Sophie and Harry Goodman on October 12, 1929. After graduating from Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York, Priscilla worked for the Kings Highway Savings Bank. After meeting Joel, they were married on March 21, 1953. They moved to Manchester in 1961.Priscilla is survived by her children, Robert Levy of Kent, Washington and Marla Kay of Ridgefield as well as her daughter in law Cheryl Levy and son in law, Barry Kay, along with her grandchildren Jennifer Katz of Renton, Washington, Eric Levy of Kent, Washington, Sara Kay of New York City and Adam Kay of Ridgefield, and her sister, Carol Epstein of Alamosa, Colorado in addition to many lifelong friends.Funeral services will be held graveside on Tuesday, January 15 2019, at 10:30AM, at the Temple Beth Sholom Memorial Park, Autumn Street in Manchester. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Rabbi Leon Wind Religious School at Beth Sholom B'nai Israel Synagogue, 400 Middle Tpke East, Manchester or Regional Hospice, 30 Milestone Road, Danbury, in Priscilla's memory. May her memory be a source of strength and a blessing. Funeral arrangements provided by Hebrew Funeral Association, Inc., West Hartford